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Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Travel Guide

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, or Newcastle as it is more commonly known,
has worked hard to throw off its image as a dreary, industrial city
and to develop a thriving tourism industry. Clearly successful in
its attempts at regeneration, Newcastle has now become a highly
popular UK weekend destination, particularly with a younger crowd
who flock to its bars, restaurants and nightclubs, intent on having
a good time.

Situated on the River Tyne's north bank, the city boasts a
2,000-year history and a treasure-trove of architecture, with some
of the most classically-styled buildings found anywhere in the UK.
Although Newcastle really only reached prominence in the Industrial
Revolution, it had long been a capital and a chief defensive point
in the north of England for the Romans and Saxons respectively. The
city's origins as a Roman town are still evident in Hadrian's Wall,
the ruins of which can be seen stretching eastward to Wallsend.

Today, these Roman ruins and the grand elegance of areas such as
the neoclassical Grainger Town in the city centre contrast with the
ultra-modern buildings of the city's new Quayside development.
Newcastle's waterfront glitters with chic boutiques, excellent
restaurants, stylish hotels and modern art. The Gateshead
Millennium Bridge, a work of art in itself, arches across the River
Tyne to link Newcastle to the Gateshead Quays.

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